Douglas Blackwell
For the fictional character, see Doug Blackwell.
| Douglas Blackwell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 May 1924 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died |
17 October 2009 (aged 85) Victoria, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950–2001 |
| Spouse(s) | Brenda (?-2008) (her death) |
Douglas Blackwell (17 May 1924 – 17 October 2009) [1] was an English actor with many television and film credits.[2] Douglas Blackwell was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, but brought up in Port Talbot, Wales, where he attended the local county grammar school. His television appearances included roles in Softly, Softly, The Avengers, Z-Cars, The 10th Kingdom and Dixon of Dock Green. He also appeared in films such as: A Prize of Arms (1962), The Ipcress File (1965), 10 Rillington Place (1971), Labyrinth (1986) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).[3]
Selected TV and film credits
- Sunday Night Theatre - Marlin (Episode, Tusitala 1950)
- Treasure Island - Israel Hands (3 Episodes 1951)
- Hunted (1952) - Detective Sergeant Grayson
- The Infinite Shoeblack (1952)
- Robin Hood (Episode The Silver Arrow 1953)
- It's a Wonderful World (1956) - 1st Demonstrator
- Panic in the Parlour (1956)
- I Was Monty's Double (1958)
- The Scarlet Blade (1963) - Blake
- The Plane Makers - Jack Wilks (Episode, A Condition of Sale 1964)
- The Ipcress File (1965) - Murray
- King of the River - Red Elliot (Episode Foreign Invasion 1966)
- King of the River - Police Constable (Episode Susanna Goes Fishing 1966)
- The Queen's Traitor (1967) - Corporal of the Guard
- The Avengers - Postman (Episode, You'll Catch Your Death 1968)
- Armchair Theatre (Seven Episodes 1957-1969)
- 10 Rillington Place (1971) - Workman Jones
- Z-Cars (Eight Episodes 1962-1973)
- The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris - Sir Walter Sorley (Two Episodes 1979)
- Noah's Castle - Butcher (Two Episodes, 1980)
- By the Sword Divided - First Customer (Episode Cruel Necessity 1985)
- Labyrinth (1986) - Goblin and The Four Guards
- Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) - Vitalstatistix (English version)
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) - Gray-Bearded Baron
- Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (1999) - Vitalstatistix (English version, voice)
- 30 Door Key (1991)
- The Bunker (2001) - (voice)
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